Fairgrounds Park - Jackson TN
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N 35° 36.015 W 088° 48.717
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Fairgrounds Park - Jackson TN
Waymark Code: WM1ZQA
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 08/10/2007
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Fairgrounds Park - Jackson TN
Located on Highway 45 just south of downtown Jackson is Fairgrounds Park, a facility with usage limited only by the imagination. The park has been used for fairs, corporate functions, flea markets, craft shows, auto shows, boat and sportsman exhibits, dances, parties of all types, family reunions, class reunions, carnivals, pageants, banquets, concerts, antique exhibits, political functions, church events, educational fairs, weddings, receptions conventions, cattle shows, scouting jamborees, etc.
The main exhibit building is 25,000 square feet and the two covered pavilions are 11,000 square feet each. There are grandstand facilities, a quarter-mile track and public fishing lakes. On the developmental horizon is the construction of a livestock pavilion. Other amenities include: catering services, concession, box office, adequate restrooms, tables and chairs, staging equipment, lectern, sound system, 1,200 lighted parking spaces, and security for events and parking area.
For more information, contact The Jackson Centre (731) 425-8580.
When's the Fair?: First week of September
Who's at the Fair?:
Over the 150 years, many organizations have been involved. Some of them include community clubs, home demonstration clubs, and youth organizations (4-H, FFA, scouts). Ruritan, Lions Club, and church groups have all funded their charitable projects with proceeds from fair activities.
Website of the fair: [Web Link]
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Visit Instructions:
Provide proof of your visit - a photo of you at the location, a photo of
one of the exhibits or contest entries, or even both. Get creative! If
you are logging at an event other than the main fair, include in your
log the type of event you attended at the fairgrounds. You must attend
an actual event at the fairgrounds. If you would like to log additional
visits at other kinds of events at the same fairgrounds, please do!